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Gary Bernard Booker, 62, of Wrangell, Alaska passed away peacefully June 4, 2016 at the Wrangell Medical Center. Gary was born April 23, 1954 in Everett, Wash. and was the eldest of six children. He fell in love with Wrangell in 1989 after making the long trek from Washington. Gary loved the outdoors; camping, hunting, fishing, clam digging and picking berries were among his favorite activities. He also held interests in photography and geology. He loved the Seattle Seahawks, displaying his...
Margaret June DeWitt Gross-Hope, 88, "walked into the forest" on June 3, 2016, in Sitka, Alaska. She was born to Forrest and Martha (James) DeWitt on June 3, 1928, in Wrangell, Alaska, the first of seven children. Her Tlingit name is Koodeina.át. She was raised in a traditional native house and her first language was Tlingit. She was from the S'iknaxh.ádi clan from Wrangell. She was a child of the Yaxht'etaan through Forrest DeWitt, Sr. (Héenak'w Taax') who was from the Big Dipper House in Ju...
Margaret Gross-Hope passed peacefully on June 3, 2016 in Sitka, Alaska. Services will be held in Sitka, tentatively planned for the week of June 20. A full obituary will follow....
Gregory Gene Scheff, 61, died in a devastating plane accident April 8, 2016 on Admiralty Island, near Angoon, Alaska on route to a survey job at the Alaska Marine Highway Terminal. Greg was born in Crosby, N.D. to Claude and Delila Scheff on February 18, 1955. Greg met Deborah in Hyder, Alaska in 1989. They were married in Wrangell, Alaska on December 9, 1993. Together the couple purchased the M/V Lady Ferrell and made it their home. Lady Ferrell was a well-known vessel in Southeast Alaska. Lady...
David Robert Galla of Wrangell, Alaska passed away April 8, 2016 in a tragic accident. Dave was born on March 3, 1956 in Roseburg, Ore. to Robert and Donna Galla, then starting out in the logging industry in Oregon. The family grew to include his younger brother Mark and younger sister Patti while the family worked in the forests of Oregon. In 1967, Dave's dad, uncle, and grandfather moved to Alaska with their families, creating the Galla Logging Company. From age 11, Dave lived with his family...
Marian Paul DeWitt, 94, passed away on April 17, 2016 in Anchorage, Alaska. She lived and worked tirelessly to raise up her children and some her grandchildren. Marian was born in Petersburg, Alaska on Nov. 21, 1921 when her parents ran the printing press for the Alaska Fishermen, a newsletter of the ANB/ANS. She attended Juneau High School and then moved to Sitka and graduated from Sheldon Jackson School. Marian worked in the Navy ship yard in Tacoma, Wash. during WWII and then moved to L.A....
Keith G. Bloom, 91, passed away March 26, 2016 in Gresham Ore. He was born in Blatchly, Ore. on August 24, 1924. His family moved to Minocquia, Wis. for a period of time before returning to Sandy, Ore. in 1941. He met Mildred Thruston in the Portland Ore. area, and on August 8, 1951 they were married. Keith was a 4-year veteran of WWII which he spent in the navy in the South Pacific. Keith had moved to Alaska in 1948 (being joined there by Mildred after their marriage), originally working in Hoo...
Theodore (Ted) Kyle Torgramsen, 49, of Wrangell, Alaska, passed away peacefully on Feb. 6, 2016 in Seattle, Wash. Ted was born in Sitka, Alaska, on August 10, 1966. He's the fourth child of the late Charles Theodosia Torgramsen and surviving mother Myrna Rose Torgramsen Sr. He worked many different commercial fishing jobs and found his true passion later in life as a U.S. Merchant Marine. Ted loved fishing, hunting and camping. He enjoyed reading and going to the movies. He will be remembered...
Ronald D McIrvin, 79, of Wrangell, Alaska, passed away on February 26, 2016 in Wenatchee, Wash. succumbing to colon cancer while attended by his family. Ron was born on August 21, 1936 in Yakima, Wash. but grew up in Vancouver, Wash., and graduated from Vancouver High School in 1954. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1958 and the following year started a nearly twenty year career with the Boeing Company in Renton, Wash., working in...
Mabel E, Fennimore, 89, passed away January 12, 2016 in Wasilla, Alaska. She was born in Wray, Colo. on Jan. 22, 1926. After graduating from Queen Anne High School in 1944, Mabel worked on the Bremerton Ferry where she met the love of her life, Paul Fennimore. Paul and Mabel were married in 1945 in Seattle, Wash. and upon his discharge from the Marine Corps moved to Mt. Angel, Ore. to make their home. In 1960 the family moved to Wrangell, Alaska. Mabel loved to fish and her pickled salmon and...
Alice "Sandy" Martin Powers Sabo, 74, passed away at Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Dec. 6, 2015, after a brief illness, surrounded by friends and family. She was born in Wrangell, Alaska, on Sept. 9, 1941, to Syd and Anna Martin. She was one of eleven children. She was Tlingit, Wolf, of the Sik'nax.' adi clan's "Red Clay House." Sandy took pride in her Alaska Native heritage and values. She was the first in the family to obtain a college degree. Sandy's special interests...
James Anderson passed away December 9, 2015 peacefully at the age of 76. He was born in California....
The Reverend Thomas Lee (Joseph) Weise, Jr., 46, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, died December 6, 2015, following a cardiac arrest suffered while visiting family members in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Fr. Weise was born January 10, 1969 in South Laguna Beach, Calif. After graduating from Dana Hills High School, he was appointed to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science While in the...
George Patton Mann, 74, died November 16, 2015, in Opelika, Ala. He was born in Birmingham, Ala., on December 27, 1940. George graduated from Baylor High School in Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1960 where he was a star athlete. George continued his education at Auburn University and received his bachelor's degree in business in 1964. After graduation, he went on to work for Opelika Welding, Inc., a family owned company. He retired in 1999 as the owner and president. George is internationally known for...
Isaac Johan Musser, 28, died on October 27. He was born in Wrangell on October 20, 1987 to Brenna (Ritchie) Musser and Jim Musser IV and lived here until moving to the Seattle area with his family in 1991 and then to Juneau in 1998 where he graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 2006. He was an Inspirational Consultant, Youngevity Rep, Pro Video Gamer and dedicated researcher. He was passionate about environmental issues, self sustainability and looking for ways to improve his own and...
Theodore (Ted) William Thomassen, 75, passed away unexpectedly in Sitka, Alaska, on Oct. 16, 2015. Ted was born Aug. 9, 1940 in Petersburg, Alaska to Haakon and Eleanor Thomassen. He was an avid commercial fisherman from a very early age, first fishing with his father at a young age on the Baltic. After moving to Sitka, Alaska he owned and operated his own commercial fishing vessels for over 40 years. He was also an avid mechanic. Ted was very witty with an infectious laugh and a good sense of...
Candace Chase Stevenson, 65, died on October 21, 2015, in Eugene Ore. from complications of diabetes. She was born on Jan. 20, 1950 at Bishop Rowe Hospital in Wrangell to Hattie and Duke Chase. She lived in Wrangell until 1966, when she moved to Juneau with her mother Hattie and step-father Everett Buness. She attended the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, majoring in music, and later moved to California, where she spent most of her adult life. She earned a business degree from the University of...
Isaac Musser passed away October 27, 2015 in Juneau, Alaska at the age of 28. A full obituary will follow....
Eleanor Irene (Desch) Bonn, 89, of Albany, Ore., passed peacefully of age-related causes Oct. 16, 2015, in Corvallis, Ore. She was born on June 4, 1926, in Shaw, the oldest of five daughters of Frances and Charles Desch. When she was 13, she moved to Portland with her family. Several years later, Ellie’s family home in Portland suffered damage in a fire, and when the crew came to make repairs, she spotted a dimpled young man up on the roof, working with his family’s business. She declared then and there she would marry that man one day...
Nellie Margaret Gunderson (Torgramsen) passed away in Portland, Oregon, on September 30, 2015. She was born July 25, 1932, in Wrangell, on Shakes Island, to Gunnar and Margaret Gunderson. Nellie was the granddaughter of Chief Shakes VI. Her family and friends knew her as an ornery jokester. She had a great personality and loved to give folks a hard time-that's how you knew she was having a good day. She had a green thumb and used to work for hours on end in her yard and garden. She loved...
Johanna Julia Rinehart was born January 5, 1938 in Tofield Alberta Canada. She was the 9th of 13 children, born to Fred and Sophia Lappenbush. Joann came to the US to finish high school. She first married Chet Powell and together they had four children; Chet Allen, James William, Carol Ann and David Lee. They later moved to Wrangell to raise their family where she worked at City Market, The Roadhouse and finally spend 30 years as the favorite gal at J & W's. Joann later found love a second time...
Edward "Ned" S. Ousley passed away on Aug. 17, 2015. Ned was born to Mary Ann and Paul Ousley on Nov. 25, 1960, in Portland, Ore. In 1969, he moved to Florida, graduating from Deland High School in 1979 and later receiving an aircraft mechanic certification from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His first job was with Pratt & Whitney building jet engines. He later worked for Alaska Airlines as an aircraft mechanic. During this time he met the love of his life, Christi, whom he married in...
Frederick Clarence Angerman Sr., passed away on June 27, 2015, after a long struggle with cancer at the age of 82. Born September 3, 1932, Fred was the second of four children to Austrian immigrant parents Fritz and Helen Angerman, which they raised on "Angerman's Corner." Fred acquired his parent's tireless work ethic, as his family claimed he "hadn't taken a day off since 3rd grade." After Fritz suffered a stroke in 1949, Fred took over the family business, Royal Blue Cab, at the age of 17 to...
Bob Prunella Wrangell's own "master of ceremonies and auctioneer extraordinaire" has taken his final bow. After a brief, brave, intense bout with metastasized pancreatic cancer, Bob died May 26th 2015 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He leaves behind a huge Alaskan wake of accomplishments, friendships, and remembrances. Bob brought his Eastern education (Penn State) to Wrangell in 1958, where he helped pioneer and steer our "willful" community towards bigger and better things. Bo...
Jace Benjamin Appleman, born January 2, 2015, treasured son of Cole Appleman and Rachel Lucas was suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us on May 31, 2015. Jace is survived by his brother Jared and sister Kendyl. He was the grandson of Benjamin (deceased) and Wynn Lucas, and Keith and Kathy Appleman, the nephew of Tessa Appleman, Jody McKenzie, Nicole Dean, Amy Perov (Tim), Laurie Lucas and numerous cousins. A Celebration of Life was held on Sat., June 6, at the Stillaguamish Tribal Community...